ECONOMY
Govt signs ADB loan for power transmission, distribution
Govt signs ADB loan for power transmission, distribution
KATHMANDU, Sept 11: The Government of Nepal has signed an agreement with the Asian Development Bank to receive a loan of US$ 150 million (approximately Rs 15 billion) to implement electricity transmission lines and distribution efficiency enhancement projects. Likewise, the ADB has also provided gra...
Sep 11, 2017
ECONOMY
Harmonizing of rules discourages informal trade between Nepal and India
Harmonizing of rules discourages informal trade between Nepa...
BIRGUNJ, Sept 11: India implements international goods and services tax,while Nepali traders should have EXIM Codes to trade
Sep 11, 2017
SOCIETY
CIAA nabs court staff for taking bribe
CIAA nabs court staff for taking bribe
KATHMANDU, Sept 11: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority has on Sunday arrested Surya Prakash Pariyar, a tameldar (process server) at the Kathmandu District Court, red-handed, while taking Rs 35 thousand in bribe.
Sep 11, 2017
POLITICS
Nepal invites UN special rapporteurs
Nepal invites UN special rapporteurs
KATHMANDU, Sept 11: Nepal has invited Special Rapporteur on Right to Food and Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences for a country visit to Nepal at a convenient time.
Sep 11, 2017
SOCIETY
Two women drown in rivulet
Two women drown in rivulet
KAPILVASTU, Sept 11: Two women drowned in a local rivulet in Kaplivastu district. The deceased have been identified as Indrawati Yadav, 33, and Rima Kohar, 15, of Yashodhara rural municipality-2 in the district, said police.
Sep 11, 2017
SOCIETY
Dearth of technicians in Sindhupalchowk affects reconstruction
Dearth of technicians in Sindhupalchowk affects reconstructi...
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Sept 11: “The technicians do not want to stay at all in the village”, says Dr Yuvaraj Poudel, chief of the district coordination committee of the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction. “They come, work for some days and then quit,” he adds.
Sep 11, 2017
ELECTION
Province 2 polls a litmus test for Madhes parties
Province 2 polls a litmus test for Madhes parties
KATHMANDU, Sept 11: Elections in Province 2 have come as a litmus test for the Madhes-based parties amid shrinking space for fringe parties in the national political sphere. The Election Commission is holding polls in 136 local units in Province 2 on September 18.
Sep 11, 2017
POLITICS
54! Deuba set to induct four more ministers today
54! Deuba set to induct four more ministers today
KATHMANDU, Sept 11: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to induct four new faces in the Council of Ministers on Monday, making his Cabinet the largest ever in Nepal’s history.
Sep 11, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
EC warns against cabinet expansion
EC warns against cabinet expansion
KATHMANDU, September 11: Taking strong exception to the government's plan to expand the cabinet, the Election Commission has said that it amounts to violation of the election code of conduct.
Sep 11, 2017
SOCIETY
UN Environment partnering with LEAD Nepal for waste management
UN Environment partnering with LEAD Nepal for waste manageme...
KATHMANDU, September 11: UN Environment is partnering with Leadership for Environment and Development Nepal (LEAD Nepal) for waste management in Nepal.
Sep 11, 2017